Isfahan vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$211	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	65
😀 Quality of life	48	83
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.25M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 65% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8454th and 3460th ($523 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 7th in Iran and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Iran vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6375th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Sharjah

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	Isfahan	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$7169

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536